Heck YES it could be harmful!. At the very least it could cause kinks or other major deformities. I would go for around 79 to 80 degrees personally, this way it allows a slight "buffer zone" if temps should spike a bit higher for any number of reasons. 86 and above is just asking for trouble. Certain colubrids have (and can) hatch out at these higher temps, but it is not wise to target those kind of temps when you have a choice and could just as easily set them lower.


~Doug
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